diff --git a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Scanner.php b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Scanner.php
index e6bd118d5a5..c17f9bfd51b 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/Cache/Scanner.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/Cache/Scanner.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use OC\Files\Filesystem;
 use OC\Hooks\BasicEmitter;
 use OCP\Config;
 use OCP\Files\Cache\IScanner;
+use OCP\Files\ForbiddenException;
 use OCP\Files\Storage\ILockingStorage;
 use OCP\Lock\ILockingProvider;
 
@@ -140,7 +141,11 @@ class Scanner extends BasicEmitter implements IScanner {
 				}
 			}
 
-			$data = $this->getData($file);
+			try {
+				$data = $this->getData($file);
+			} catch (ForbiddenException $e) {
+				return null;
+			}
 
 			if ($data) {